Apple

An apple is a sweet, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus pumila). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide as a fruit tree, and is the most widely grown species in the genusMalus... . The tree originated in

A Bad Apple, Literally,

Beware of feeding apple cores to your cuddly pups. The cores are extremely toxic to dogs. They contain cyanogenic glycosides, or cyanide if you prefer. Side effects of eating the toxic apple core are: dizziness, seizures, and sadly, death. Apple cores are safe for humans to consume, but who eats them anyways? Keep your little fur babies safe from apple cores and all will be well!

Contributed by Tatum Roberts

Apple Seeds

Apple seeds contain a sugar-cyanide compound called amygdalin that degrades into hydrogen cyanide (HCN) when it metabolizes!